Under the Roofs of Paris

Plot Summary

In the tenement slums of Paris between the world wars, impoverished street singer Albert yearns for beautiful Romanian immigrant Pola. Pola's boyfriend, local hoodlum Fred, grows jealous of Albert's constant attention to his woman and frames the hapless musician for one of his own petty crimes. But while Albert is in prison for Fred's misdeed, Pola ends up falling for Albert's faithful best friend, Louis.

Top Cast

Albert Préjean Albert

Pola Illéry Pola

Edmond T. Gréville Louis

Bill Bocket Bill

Gaston Modot Fred